St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-01
OFFICES OF THE HOUSE.
A Hos Fight Be:ng Made for Most
of Them
Special to the GLOBE.

Special to the GLOBE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-The battle is
OH. There is nothing left of the Skin
miSh line. 1t has vanished i'll the smoke
OF the actual carnage of the onset. 1t is
difficult to see which side is winning.
They advance and retreat, and again
Charge forward with hurrah. But it
appears that New York is coming to the
front. Mr.. Rains, of Rochester, \. y,
the county which swung around from
being a Republican stronghold to
Democratic rallyIng point in the last
erection. is in the field, armed cap-a-pie,
fl / the fray. He has the sold New York
dcIeg; ton back of him. He demands
the clerkship of the house. His de-
mapds are receiving respectful cOnSid
Grafton, and there is plain feeling OH
the part of his friends that victory is
already assured. In the meantime the
&c orkeepe. ship is not SO certainly for
DoRelson as it seemed to be yesterday.
',ew complications have arisen. There
is strong utterance of sectional senti-
ment from the Democrats CT the North.
They say: I'VE have permitted the
South to have the speakership. clerk
ship, doorkcepership and all ether
places OF impt ance. 1t is now time
to recognize the fact that New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut are as
necessary to national success as any of
the Southern states. We intend to
lave .,t
VETERAN OF THE NORTH
for one or both Of the important places.
tins, of New York, wants. and it
We want the dOOrkeepership for Gen.
7 4 n hSt 10
charge of Pickett'S brigade at Gettys-
burg and has always been a Democrat.
lie came within one vote of getting the
nomination for the doOrkeepership in
lSs6. and we intend to push him now"
That is the gist of it. The states are be-
ing broken and mendeG every hour. 1t
is getting hot as it can be. There has
been IL lull and cain before the storm.
No one who miIgles with the incoming
members can fail to see that the clouds
are lowering thick and heavy. This
evening it looks as though Rains and
Cot VIII win. Carlisle IS already prac-
tieally elected. That is settled, but that
is the only Office in the house that is not
giving the gentlemen of the dominant
party great deal of annoyance. The
Minnesota applicant for the doOrkeeper-
ship has not even the compliment of a
event of certain complications arising,
lie might be selected and elected. This
is believed to be a very remote cOntin-
gency, however, although Minnesota
gentlemen believe it to be more than
q possibility. DOnelsOn, the incumbent,
and Hurt, of Mississippi, an applicant
for the dOOrkeeperShip, are fighting
tooth and nail for the place. The prob
abilities which will result from the elec-
ton of Mr.. Carlisle to the speakership
all point to the organization of the house
committees in manner but little differ
ent from those of two years ago. 1t is
definitely settled that
MIR. RANDALL
will retain his commanding position as
chairman of the committee on appropri-
ations. Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Randall
have met almost daily during the past
the house than the gentlemen from
Kentucky and Pennsylvania. When
Randall was speaker he always treated
Mr.. Carlisle with distinguished cOnsid-
Grafton. When Carlisle defeated Ran
dali for the speakership there was moth
ing of personality in their divers cam
pafgns. They always have recognized
the merit of each other, and they always
to do so. When the Dem
oeratic party wants Randall downed, by
him of his place ON commit
tees, and at the head of the appropria-
tions committee, they must elect some
other than Carlisle, for he will never
take such action. There is considerable
regret expressed on all hands concern
ing the probable downfall of Gen. Clark,
the clerk of the house, although it is
conceded that if Mr.. Rains,
his competitor. shall be elected, he will
prove to be one of the most efficient of |
officers. But Gen. Clark has made many
warm friends, and they would fight for |
him as against a candidate from any
other state than New York. If de- |
feated. he will retire before the superior
power of the great Empire state.